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I am sick of my el-cheap-o knock-off vise grips. The only time I use them is if something is rounded off or Ohio-rusted to deformity. I need locking pliers that can grip tight, and not rip the jaws out when I abuse them. I just bought some HF locking pliers (I know, I know) because they looked...

I've had this old "Sears Service" box for a long time. I don't remember where I got it, probably a yard sale or flea market. Anyway, I have never seen another like it. Anybody know what it is? Specifically, was it some kind of service tech's toolbox? I don't see any markings or numbers, I wonder...

I know they are pretty expensive. But I like the fact that they supposedly serve as a dehumidifier for the basement as a byproduct. I ask, because my water heater is soon to be replaced, AND now my dehumidifier is acting up. I know it still would be cheaper to buy a regular water heater and a...

I need some oddball Xcelite nut drivers. None of these are made anymore, nor have they been for ages, but my OCD is driving me up a wall knowing that they are out there SOMEWHERE, and I can't find them. Hollow-Shaft Metric Nutdrivers- 14mm 15mm 16mm 17mm Or any above 17mm, if they exist. I am...

I live in a 150-year old house that was converted (rather sloppily) to forced-air. One of the big main ducts runs up through the back corner of an unused closet. The closet is of course unused because it gets very hot in there from heat radiating off that duct, and I'm kinda afraid to put...

I posted the bottom box I just scored at a yard sale for $20 in the "New Tool Arrivals", but here it is again just for reference: I decided to use the top 3 drawers to spread out some of my Xcelite collection. I know we have some Xcelite fans (I can smell your collections from here!). I...

I got this tool in a lot of vintage Xcelite stuff. At first I thought it was a home-made job, since it has a standard Xcelite 99 handle part number. But upon closer inspection, the craftsmanship is too good for home made. Granted it's kinda beat up. But I wonder what it was used for? The center...

Looking for the small Xcelite socket set. Preferably complete with the case. I would buy the spinner handle separate too if that's all you have. Picture below. I collect Xcelite tools, so if you have anything else you'd like to sell, throw me a PM. If I don't already have it, I might be...

As stinky as they are, I love Xcelite tools. Actually, the newer ones don't stink (yet?). Being that these have the "N" suffix, they are probably chinese made. BUT! This set is usually at least $50 everywhere. This seller on Amazon has the whole set for only $10.96 w/ free shipping! You can't...

...on my Haitian! I was digging around in my seldom-used "house toolbox" for a tiny screwdriver to pop a faucet-handle cap off. I came across this tiny yellow screwdriver. I couldn't remember where I got it. I looked, and it said "Made in Haiti". I thought you guys might get a kick out of it. I...

I am trying to ease my OCD and fill some gaps in my various tool sets. I have a few of the Xcelite hollow long-shaft nut drivers. Most are the A-series, A-6, A-8, etc. but I have a single L-11. I found a guy on ebay who had some A-series, so I bought a few that I was missing, one being an A-11...

I just thought you guys would get a laugh out of this. I love the old acetate handled tools (vaco, xcelite, craftsman, etc). I ordered a set of Xcelite nut drivers (pics here). Normally I just take all my tool bounty out to the shop before I open it, but I was getting fidgety waiting on my wife...

I bought a box-lot of tools at an auction. Some mechanic tools, some telecom/CATV tools. But I came across these pliers with a gapped-jaw that I have never seen before (and I can't find on google). Any idea what they are? I can't make out the brand name on the center. Something "Tools" (yeah, I...

We had a localized power outage in my little village last night. Being that it was only a couple blocks in a small rural village, it was really low-priority, so we were out for hours. So I busted out all my HF LED lights, lol! I let the wife use the big under-hood tube LED light. Laid it on the...

I kinda have an irrational OCD-need to fill a gap in my tool collection. I have a decent set of older Craftsman 3/8" Deep sockets, both SAE and Metric. And I have a HF set of 1/4" deeps which are surprisingly nice. I also have a set of 1/2" deep impacts. But I would like to find a set of decent...

I picked up some long (like 7" or so) philips bits for my impact driver from Harbor Freight. I use the hell out of them. They are handy for getting a screw that's down deep in a recess where a normal bit extender is too fat to fit. Anyway, I break the tips off sometimes. That's fine, it's to be...

I have been slowly acquiring and implementing a mish-mash of HVAC components in my shop. The first installation was a 12k BTU window AC. I got it for free, but at some point on the trip home (on the back of my trailer), the face plate blew off. So now it's ugly, lol. But it's an old...

I picked up this handle the other day, but I wonder if any of you guys know what it is? It looks like a spinner handle, has the detent ball and everything, but it has a hex shaft. It also has 2 little ears on the end, I assume for keeping a socket from sliding up. Anybody seen this one before...

I find myself using 1/4 drive pretty frequently. I have always used my Craftsman 1/4 ratchet, but in all honesty, the direction lever is always getting flipped accidentally. That and the ratcheting mechanism is starting to slip after all these years. Rather than warrantying it for a chinese...

The wife and I were looking at some carpet last month at Menards, and they had a big rebate sale on padding. I got the whole car-salesman spiel about the sale ending in a few days, yadda-yadda. So I bought the carpet and pad that day to take advantage of the "sale". I mailed in the rebate...